I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
SIMONE BILESIn the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I’ll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.
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I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled.
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It’s amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn’t matter because you can do anything.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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The support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.
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I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
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I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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I feel like it’s harder because everyone knows I’m the three-time world champion – it’s almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.
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For me to compete at the highest level, training and living a healthy lifestyle is an everyday focus for me, and I’m excited to be a part of the Everyday Awesome team!
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It hurts my head, but it’s fine because it’s something I do every day. You can’t avoid the gymnastics questions.
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I started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston, and that’s how I got started.
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If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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We go to church on Sunday and then have family dinner. My mom usually cooks, and most of the time, it’s protein and something else. She will ask us kids what we want!
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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it’s the Olympics. I’m blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it.
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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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As a kid growing up, I was never like, ‘I want to go to the Olympics,’ so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn’t bother me at all.
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I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I’m competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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